International Desk //

In the last 24 hours, 1940 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the attack of the Russian army. Also, the Russian army has occupied several areas of Ukraine.

The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed this in a statement. This information was given in a report of Press TV on Tuesday.

According to the statement, 475 Ukrainian soldiers lost their lives while fighting with Russia’s western army. On the other hand, 405 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the fight with Russia’s central army and 120 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the fight with Russia’s eastern army.

In addition, 620 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the fight with the Russian southern army, according to the statement of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Meanwhile, in the Kharkiv region, 320 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the fighting with the Russian Northern Army. Russia has conducted a major operation in that region of Ukraine.

In this regard, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that this operation was carried out with the aim of creating a buffer zone to protect the border villages of Russia.

According to the statement of the Russian Ministry of Defense, their troops have taken control of two areas in Kharkiv and Donetsk.

However, no comment was received from the side of Ukraine.